Salut! Around this time last year in France, I visited Strasbourg, a charming city located in the Alsace region with borders right next to Germany. With its rich, Alsatian culture and famous marchés de Noël (Christmas markets), it had been on my top list of places to visit while abroad. Considering that I had a four-day weekend from … Continue reading Destination: Strasbourg, France
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With my weekend done in Le Havre, it was time to leave and head back home to my small town, despite my reluctance to do so (one word: boredom). However, before heading back, I had to make a stop in the lovely city of Rouen for a lovely (*cough cough) OFII appointment to process my paperwork for … Continue reading Destination: Rouen, France
Salut! With this year's les vacances de la Toussaint already done, I'd thought that I would recount where I went this time around during my second year as an assistante in France. In comparison to last year's grand adventure in Belgium and Prague, this year's vacation was more of a weekend getaway than an actual, lengthy trip. Regardless of … Continue reading Destination: Le Havre, France
Hello! With our two nights in Ghent done, my travel-buddy assistante and I packed our bags and headed to our final stop in Belgium, the big and bilingual (French and Dutch are the official languages) city of Brussels. We took the train over, arriving in the Belgian capital in the late afternoon to grey, overcast skies. Not the cheeriest way … Continue reading Destination: Brussels, Belgium
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